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A Piece of Dutch Heritage in India - Sadras Fort

Kanchipuram is well known as a temple city for its endless list of ancient temples located everywhere in the town. So this time we wanted to visit a place outside Kanchi which is non-religious, hasn’t been explored much and less frequented by tourists. My search zeroed in on Sadras Fort, a 17th century fort built by Dutch Coramandel. The fort was partially destroyed during a war with British East India Company in 1818. The Britsih captured the fort after that. Sadras is located at 70Km from Kanchipuram. We started by noon from Kanchi and reached there by 2.00PM. The sun was scorching overhead, indicative of retreating winter. As per the law of Places of Attraction, the amount of street vendors nearby a tourist spot is directly proportional to its popularity. So going by the couple of shops outside, the surrounding looked like that of some mediocre tourist spot. But when we entered the fort I had to reconsider the rule. It’s a beauty of a kind which many people fail to appreciate. F

How to Make Profit with Bitcoin Mining in India?

The recent circular from Reserve of India warning about risks of Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, BBQCoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, etc. has only rekindled the interests among tech savvy Indians. Everyday news articles about cryptocurrencies are becoming a norm in business section of newspapers. One quick thought strikes everyone's mind – ‘Can I become rich with Cryptocurrency?'. I’d like to answer your questions in this post. Whom this post is for? Those who want to make a part time income from Cryptocurrencies rather than totally depending on it. Those who are ready to make a one-time investment of Rs.40,000 to Rs.50,000 in mining hardware. Please note, even in the worst case scenario if your mining adventure flops you still get a high end PC, which you can use for graphics designing or gaming.) Those who are patient enough to get their return from one-time investment in 1 Year. My experience Before writing this post I tested my mining hardware for 12 days with short